If You Like Windows Phone, HTC's Newest Is Probably Going To Be The Best One You Can Buy

HTC makes the best
Android phone. On Tuesday, it introduced what will likely be
the best Windows Phone too.

Here's all you really need to know: The new device, called the
HTC One M8 With Windows (what a mouthful!) is the exact same
phone as the flagship device HTC launched this spring except it's
running the Windows Phone operating system instead of Android.

It has the same cameras that let you change the focus of a
photo after you take it. It has the same screen. The same
processor. Same gorgeous metal design. The end.

The HTC One's cameras let
you focus on objects after you take the photo.Lisa Eadicicco

The HTC One with Windows is
only going to be available in the U.S. on Verizon at first. It'll
cost $100 with a two-year contract, or you can pay $30 per month
for 24 months. It'll be in stores August 20.

But it's curious HTC decided to make a Windows Phone, especially
when it's still struggling to make its Android phones sell at the
same volume as Samsung phones. Windows Phone is still a tiny
platform with less than 5% of the global smartphone
market. Even though it's a
decent OS, people simply aren't buying Windows Phones in large
enough quantities to attract developers to the platform. That's
why Windows Phone users don't get the best apps like iPhone and
Android users do. If you like using the best, most popular
apps, you're better off not getting a Windows Phone.

The new take on HTC's flagship will likely be the best phone
running Windows — even better than Microsoft's own line of Nokia
Lumia devices — but it's probably not going to be the best choice
for most people. Windows Phone fans will love it, but that's
about it.